Gary Cordingley graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in chemistry and biology in 1971. He attended Duke University where he earned a Ph.D. in physiology and pharmacology in 1976, and an M.D. in 1977. He received internship training in internal medicine at the University of Michigan Hospitals 1977-1978, residency training in neurology at the Neurological Institute ofColumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, 1978-1981, and fellowship training as a Pharmacology Research Associate in the National Institute of GeneralMedical Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, 1981-1983.

He practiced neurology in Athens, Ohio, between 1983 and 2012, and provided electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies as a diagnostic service until 2013. He is an associate professor of neurology at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Cordingley has been certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatryand Neurology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He is also a member of the Ohio Academy of Medical History and was president of this organization 1994-1997. Dr. Cordingley's articles on neurology, neuroscience and medical history have appeared in numerous professional and general publications.